Over recent
months, I haven’t dealt with stress very well. A great example of this
is after my last shift this week, I came home and drank a pint…. Of tequila.
Admittedly, it worked, once the hangover pasted I felt a lot better and haven’t thought
about work since but it’s not the healthiest way to deal with things.
One of my favourite
and ways I find most effective to de-stress is to write. I find it very
therapeutic. I just sit down a bleed for lack of a better word. By the time I’m
done, I’m drained but feel so much better for it. It gives me great insight into
what’s going on inside my head and normally by the time I’m done, I have fairly
good clue on what action I need to take to fix things.
One of the
other things I do is surround myself with bees. It’s an animal I look to for strength.
I tend to do this when I’m feeling mentally weak and drained. I tend to look to
pandas on the other hand when I need comforting or reassurance.
Smells are
another way I de-stress. There is almost always a wax tart burning somewhere in
my home. They have the ability to evoke memories and take you away. I tend to
burn “Soft Blanket” when I’m stressed, there’s just something about it reminds
me of my childhood and makes me feel instantly better.
Now, my
problem is I know how to de-stress in a fairly healthy way, yet I suck at
actually doing it. I love to write, but sex and relationships are my niche so
when the topic falls outside of that I tend not to write. I suck at walking
away when I need to, so actually finding 5 minutes to call upon the bee for strength
when I need to, rarely happens. And I can’t really burn wax tarts at work that method
is only helpful when I’m at home.
The plus I
have right now is a couple of my colleagues are pretty good at reading me and
if I start taking their concern as a hint I should be able to walk away regroup
and not get to the point where my manager is calling me at home.
Anyways, I
am going to go and edit this and crack on with a couple more pieces I need to finish
before I head back into work Sunday. But before I go, I have this question of
you; what do you do to de-stress? Let me know in the comment box below. And as
always stay and play safe.
Love,
The Honest
Bitch
